Mediating Effect of Academic Self-efficacy on the Relationship between Academic Stress and Academic Burnout of Online Class Students during the COVID19 Pandemic in Davao Region

The purpose of this study was to look into the mediating effect of self-efficacy on the relationship of academic stress and academic burnout of online class students during COVID-19 Pandemic. The study employed a non-experimental design utilizing the descriptive-correlation and mediation technique. The researchermade questionnaire was used as an instrument to collect data which were pilot tested and assessed through Cronbach's alpha in order to test its validity and reliability. There were a total of 307 respondents who are the online students enrolled in the different Universities in Davao Region, and was selected through random sampling. The result reveals that the online class students in Davao Region perceived high level of academic stress, moderate level of academic burnout, and moderate level of self-efficacy. The results also confirm the significant relationship of academic stress and academic burnout of online class students in Davao Region. Similarly, there is a significant relationship between academic stress and academic self-efficacy and finally a significant relationship between academic self-efficacy and academic burnout. Moreover, the result of the study also suggests that academic self-efficacy significantly mediates the relationship between academic stress and academic burnout of online class student in Davao Region.